2007-09-19 08:14:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yup...son of Mosiah. Famous bad-guy arm-chopper.
37 But behold, every man that lifted his club to smite Ammon, he smote off their arms with his sword; for he did withstand their blows by smiting their arms with the edge of his sword, insomuch that they began to be astonished, and began to flee before him; yea, and they were not few in number; and he caused them to flee by the strength of his arm.
38 Now six of them had fallen by the sling, but he aslew none save it were their leader with his sword; and he smote off as many of their arms as were lifted against him, and they were not a few.
39 And when he had driven them afar off, he returned and they watered their flocks and returned them to the pasture of the king, and then went in unto the king, bearing the arms which had been smitten off by the sword of Ammon, of those who sought to slay him; and they were carried in unto the king for a testimony of the things which they had done.
2007-09-19 08:24:34 · answer #1 · answered by pennstateldsgirl 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
LDS Mom and PennState have both given you good answers. Norris, you are such a negative person. You might have said that his exploits were in complete self defense and in the upholding of his duty to the Lamanite King that he had promised to serve. What we should learn from this is that we are loyal to our proper duties and we have confidence in serving the Lord. Ammon not only was serving the king in protecting the flocks but was also serving God in gaining the confidence of the king and his people so that he, Ammon, could teach them the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which was his promised mission when he and his brothers left Zarahemla in the first place.
For the asker, Ammon went on to convert many Lamanites to the Gospel and led them back to the land of Zarahemla to live with the Nephites where they could be safe from the other Lamanites that did not convert to the Gospel. Those converted colonies later sent their children into battle with the Nephites against the Lamanites.
This is one of the more exciting parts of the Book of Mormon story.
2007-09-19 08:44:34 · answer #2 · answered by rac 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, Ammon in the Book of Mormon is the son of King Mosiah. He had three brothers that all refused the thrown so they could be missionaries instead. The link below will take to a story about him. He was such a stud! One of my many Book of Mormon heroes!
2007-09-19 08:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by LDS Mom 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Rac's response defined well the role of Ammon in the Book of Mormon (Alma 17-20).
He had three brothers--Aaron, Omner, and Himni; all men that chose to proselytize the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To read more of Ammon's exploits I encourage you to read Alma 17 through 20. The story is a strong example of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and following through with example.
2007-09-19 08:55:36 · answer #4 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Nope! Ammon was a son of King Mosiah and he went on a mission to the Lamanites like the rest of his brothers. He became a servent to the king and did a LOT of amazing things! It's an amazing story, you should read it! :)
2007-09-19 11:55:12 · answer #5 · answered by Karen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK
We explained Ammon (well others did) -- tell us about Amon is he worthwhile studying? I love ancient cultures!
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2007-09-19 11:33:59 · answer #6 · answered by Dionysus 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He's the good guy that chopped off all the bad guys' arms when they tried to steal the king's sheep. He's a role model for LDS children around the world.
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/17
2007-09-19 08:22:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋